Great Lakes University of Kisumu
Great Lakes University of Kisumu is a Kenyan private chartered university. The idea of establishing the Great Lakes University of Kisumu originated in the Tropical Institute of Community Health and Development (TICH) in Africa, which spearheaded the application for authority to operate as a university. The establishment of TICH in 1998 was inspired by a number of sources expressing the need for a formal course in Community Based Health Care leading to a recognized academic qualification.
Programmes
- Accredited Academic Programmes 29.05.2026
- Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Theology
- Bachelor of Education Arts
- Bachelor of Information Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Agri-business
- Bachelor of Science in Clinical Medicine and Community Health
- Bachelor of Science in Community Health
- Bachelor of Science in Community Nutrition and Health Development
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
- Doctor of Philosophy in Community Health & Development
- Master of Science in Agribusiness Management
- Master of Science in Community Health and Development
Tuition
- No GLUK fee figures could be verified, and its website did not respond when checked in August 2026 (connection reset) — contact the university directly. Health science programmes at Kenyan private universities sit at the upper end of the fee range given clinical and laboratory requirements, and you should budget separately for CLINICAL PLACEMENT COSTS, UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT, which tuition rarely covers. As a private university GLUK accesses HELB loans only, not Universities Fund scholarships; confirm it is on the current HELB list. One route worth asking about specifically: health workforce training in the Lake Victoria basin attracts international development funding, so ask whether any donor-funded scholarships are channelled through the university.
Admissions
- THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR THIS INSTITUTION: ask which PROFESSIONAL COUNCIL recognises your specific programme — Nursing Council of Kenya, Clinical Officers Council, or the Public Health Officers and Technicians Council depending on the course. GLUK is health-focused and NONE of these recognitions was confirmed. Without council recognition a health graduate cannot practise, whatever the degree says.
- Ask where CLINICAL PLACEMENTS take place. Health training requires hospital placement and the arrangements were not established.
- Establish whether GLUK holds a full CUE charter or a Letter of Interim Authority.
- The national minimum for degree entry is a KCSE mean grade of C+, with health science programmes typically requiring specific science subject grades.
- Accepts international applicants
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